Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-02

ACCOhDING 10 INC report OF Bne
Grand Jury it takes twenty-three men
at cost to the State of 5000 a day to
determine whether an accused person
is the probable chicken thief. The
men in favor Of Convention want a
new way of getting at justice that will
cost ten times less.
HAVE you tried those cream cara
mels, at Candy Kitchen. #
JOSEPH II. PRIMROSE, real estate |
broker, has sold his house he now lives |
in on upper Commerce street to ex-
Sheriff, Jas. G. Robinson, of Dover, for |
$4,000. Mr.. Robinson will take pos
session the first of January. Mr.. |
Primrose now expects to move his |
family to his farm in the country, but |
will retain his real estate brokerage in |
Smyrna the same.
L. A. COTTON is still selling all kinds
of Dry Goods and Notions at cost
prices. You should take advantage of
these prices, as it will not be possible
to continue it much longer. Sold for
cash only. t
THE following were elected officers
of the Good Templars lodge No. 5, of
this town at their last meeting: G. r.,
Walter Conner; V. T., Miss Lizzie
Lafferty P. G. r., Miss Susie Wright;
NJ, Harry Hoyle c., Miss Laura
Mcdowell; F. S., Mrs. Herman Roe
T., Mrs. @. o. Swinney; r. S., Miss
Mary LippincotG; I. G., Miss Del. Lip
pincott; 0. G., John Clifton.
THE festival held by the ladies of the
| RnnnrTnInnf l.. Ill
the benefit of good weather but it was
quite successful for all. Because of the
rain on the evening announced, Friday,
it was held over Saturday afternoon
and evening, thus getting rid salts
tactorily of all the things provided.
Their gross receipts were $177.OO leav-
ing them net sum for their treasury
OfS130.00.
EDISON Bros, of Philadelphia, will
continue to have an agent at Smyrna
depot every Tuesday and Thursday to
pay the highest cash price for all kinds
of dressed poultry and eggs. 4
THE Young Peoples Christian Asso-
citation connected with the M. e. church
which suspended the Sunday evening
prayer meeting during the heated term
but resumed again with October have
been growing in interest with each
| service, and on Sunday evening the
room in which they have been meeting,
the Bible Class room, would not hold
those seeking admission. The meeting
will hereafter be held in the larger or
lecture room. The meeting is held
the hour before the regular preaching
service.
HE Dulaney tract and Blower woods
are but little known as to their history.
A writer in our local contemporary SAYS
that they belonged to an English Baro-
net, Sir Walter Dulaney, who came to
Duck Creek Cross Roads in the early
part of the century, bought and occu-
pied the house which is now occupied by
N. I. Jerman which was afterwards
bought by the parents of Col. Edwin
Wilmer. The two tracts were survey
ed in 1905 and afterwards sold for the
nobleman's debts. When he died he
was taken to an Episcopal cemetery
west of MillingtOn for interment.
THOMAS HUMPHREYS made a narrow
escape of his life one day last week.
He was working on the steep pitched
roof of J. B. Mifflin's new house. The
support was damp from the drizzle and
consequently slippery, and in turning
lost his footing and commenced a
downward descent head foremost.
there being nothing which he could
catch to. He slid down the roof dis
lance of twelve feet, but fortunately
three feet below rested the scaffolding
and in reaching and passing over he
grabbed at the post supporting and
that rose above it with the energy of
desperation, arrested his momentum
with his body mainly over the scaflold
and thus he swung until his partner,
Mr. Weldon, could reach him and pull
him back on the scafold. He didn't
make any fuss about his dangerous
position but he had life grip on that
post until he felt a secure hand had
him. The place where he caught was
some twenty feet from the ground.
The following epistolatory compliant
dated Dover, Oct, oath, 1887, appear
ed in the State Sentinel on Saturday:
MR.. EDITOR,-Can you tell me why
the people of Smyrna or Duck Greek
Hundred maintain a nuisance in the
shape of a stagnaDt pool of water
across the public road from Smyrna to
Dover, about one mile south of SMYRNA.
to the inconvenience of the people OF
the whole county? Persons driving a
= young horse, it sometimes gets fright
ened and will not go over. Then YOU
have to get out, wade over and lead
him across, or come back and in Win
ter when it freezes over it is very dan
. gerous for smooth horse to attempt
! to go over. Why is it that the county
bridges all the beautiful running
q streams and maintains that muddy,
stagnant pond of water there, even
going to the trouble to bank it on both
sides to hold it in the road from to 1C
inches deep? I believe they have a
+ footway for people walking. If you
can explain, you will Oblige
TAX PAYER.
SUNDAY was fresh, bright day. en-.
joyed the more because it followed five
days of wet disagreeable weather, that
made all who could, want to get out
I The Episcopal church was accordingly
well attended to wait on the ministry
of Rev. Mr.. Mock, and the congrega.
ton at the Presbyterian church was
larger than usual, the Rev. Mr.. Tay.
;. Tor, of Wilmington, preaching. The
t audience room of the n. E. church
/ was well filled as it always Is in good
t weather. The discourse of the Rev
Mr.. Robinson was the most popular. in
method adm manner of the many able
Z sermons he has delivered in the church
His text was from Christ's talk with
D NicOdemus,-"We speak that we dc
D know, and testify that we have seen. d
s The discourse had little of the essayisi
e but much of the preacher,-the graphic
= portrayal, the warmth of emotion, the
r strength Of thought coupled with the
tnished.Oratory, holding the entire au
dience at his command only as a speak
> er can who is enthused with the sub
> ject, and has the power to convey his
J enthusiasm and thought to his hearers